Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-03-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold mixed, 300-400 lb weights and 500-600 lb weights sold 1.00-5.00 higher, 400-500 lb weights and over 600 lb weights sold 4.00-8.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 400 lbs sold 2.00 higher, over 400 lbs sold 3.00-11.00, mostly 6.00 lower. Several groups of Long Weaned cattle sold with a Premium. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 higher, Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $188.08/cwt on 248 head.

Average price

$188.08

248 head · 522 lb average

Value per head Derived

$981

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$341

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$60.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.81

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	525	194.85	1,022	126
Medium and Large 1-2	536	191.10	1,024	71
Medium and Large 2	493	174.08	858	42
Medium and Large 3	506	134.73	681	9thin

One grade step is worth $60.12/cwt here — about $341 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale248 hd

188.08

—

AR average11 barns · 2,583 hd

190.89

−2.81

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,515	112.47	1,704	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,260	96.11	1,211	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,039	83.09	864	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	895	77.79	696	7thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,040	$1,435	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	950	$991	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,090	$950	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	775	$1,275	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	830	$1,200	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,015	$1,125	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	770	$1,100	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	805	$1,075	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,161	$1,372	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	840	$560	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	980	$1,380	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	890	$1,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

111 lots · USDA AMS · I-40 Livestock - Ozark, AR

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	851	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	757	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	730	335.00/head	335.00–335.00	335	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	814	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	840	560.00/head	560.00–560.00	560	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,101	1,352.55/head	1,300.00–1,400.00	1,353	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	111.29/cwt	109.00–115.00	801	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	835	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	710	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,041	92.31/cwt	91.00–94.00	961	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,158	102.35/cwt	100.00–104.50	1,185	2
Bulls	—	—	1,955	122.09/cwt	120.00–124.00	2,387	2
Bulls	—	—	1,319	105.40/cwt	96.00–111.00	1,390	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	976	73.63/cwt	68.00–78.00	719	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,128	85.10/cwt	80.00–89.00	960	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,285	100.46/cwt	100.00–101.00	1,291	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,070	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	942	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,307	95.91/cwt	93.50–98.00	1,254	3
Bulls	—	—	1,540	116.50/cwt	113.00–119.00	1,794	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	785	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	322	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	933	87.34/cwt	85.00–89.00	815	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	866	70.62/cwt	61.00–79.00	612	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	372	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	735	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	546	194.25/cwt	194.25–194.25	1,061	57
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	688	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	243.12/cwt	227.50–255.00	793	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	205.31/cwt	195.00–220.00	1,275	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	169.87/cwt	165.00–175.00	1,143	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	473	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	998	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	523	210.87/cwt	210.00–213.00	1,103	20
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	143.02/cwt	122.50–162.50	684	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	178.52/cwt	165.00–185.00	652	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	305	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	549	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	423	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	787	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	173.31/cwt	170.00–185.00	1,250	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	180.61/cwt	180.00–182.50	1,230	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	906	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	182.83/cwt	177.00–195.00	856	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	200.83/cwt	197.50–207.50	894	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	640	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,248	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,278	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	837	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	240.06/cwt	227.50–250.00	895	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	221.42/cwt	202.50–232.50	1,253	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,042	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	223.78/cwt	210.00–237.50	1,175	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	209.16/cwt	207.50–210.00	770	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,121	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	587	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,277	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	690	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,277	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	715	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,266	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	830	150.01/cwt	149.00–151.00	1,245	2
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	373	67.47/cwt	62.50–72.50	252	2
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	455	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	296	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	429	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,055	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	226.05/cwt	210.00–235.00	970	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	226.81/cwt	217.50–235.00	1,080	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	178.73/cwt	177.50–180.00	1,006	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	166.80/cwt	162.50–169.00	1,017	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	810	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,013	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	214.23/cwt	200.00–227.50	1,131	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	720	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,062	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	574	202.63/cwt	190.00–217.50	1,163	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	676	164.94/cwt	155.00–170.00	1,115	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,023	1,209.69/head	1,075.00–1,400.00	1,210	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	1,435.00/head	1,435.00–1,435.00	1,435	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	94.06/cwt	91.00–96.50	1,124	2
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	1,380.00/head	1,380.00–1,380.00	1,380	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	190.88/cwt	182.50–197.00	1,082	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	560	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	672	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	595	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	878	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	932	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	187.01/cwt	180.00–195.00	978	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	805	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	926	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	715	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,251	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	181.52/cwt	167.50–189.00	773	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	466	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	433	148.57/cwt	142.50–155.00	643	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	770	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	660	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	765	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	842	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	661	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	592	178.50/cwt	178.50–178.50	1,057	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	146.71/cwt	135.00–155.00	902	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	155.86/cwt	151.00–170.00	1,021	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	950	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,197	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	165.97/cwt	157.50–173.00	966	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	147.73/cwt	130.00–165.00	561	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	800	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	960	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	182.92/cwt	175.00–187.50	873	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	646	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,001	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	619	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	199.00/cwt	197.50–205.00	933	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	180.11/cwt	160.00–195.00	684	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	220.53/cwt	200.00–230.00	723	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	539	190.49/cwt	182.50–195.00	1,027	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	202.22/cwt	195.00–217.50	853	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	167.10/cwt	162.50–172.50	891	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	875	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,024	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,073	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	637	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,178	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	177.63/cwt	172.50–182.00	1,119	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	209.49/cwt	199.00–217.50	790	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	358	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	669	4

How this sale compares

Arkansas weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Arkansas auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Arkansas feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

I-40 Livestock - Ozark, AR

Thu Mar 16, 2023

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Little Rock, AR (LS-LR)

Feeder CattleReceipts 651Last week 340Year ago 626

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 47Year ago 155

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 17Year ago 49

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	935	91.00	91.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	970	78.00	78.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,023	1,075.00–1,400.00	1,209.69
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,090	950.00	950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,040	1,435.00	1,435.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,195	91.00–96.50	94.06
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	730	335.00	335.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	775	105.00	105.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	720	109.00–115.00	111.29
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	830	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	805	1,075.00	1,075.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,015	1,125.00	1,125.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	775	1,275.00	1,275.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	770	1,100.00	1,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	840	560.00	560.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,400	1,450.00	1,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,101	1,300.00–1,400.00	1,352.55
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	980	1,380.00	1,380.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	890	1,000.00	1,000.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	835	85.00	85.00
1	—	785	41.00	41.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,041	91.00–94.00	92.31
2	—	1,158	100.00–104.50	102.35
5	—	976	68.00–78.00	73.63
6	—	1,128	80.00–89.00	85.10
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,285	100.00–101.00	100.46
1	—	1,070	88.00	88.00
3	—	1,307	93.50–98.00	95.91
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	933	85.00–89.00	87.34
4	—	866	61.00–79.00	70.62
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,955	120.00–124.00	122.09
5	—	1,319	96.00–111.00	105.40
4	—	1,540	113.00–119.00	116.50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	372	197.50	197.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	546	194.25	194.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	673	165.00–175.00	169.87
13	—	567	182.50–197.00	190.88
2	—	800	120.00	120.00
7	—	469	197.50–205.00	199.00
7	—	328	200.00–230.00	220.53
26	—	539	182.50–195.00	190.49
14	—	422	195.00–217.50	202.22
1	—	875	117.00	117.00
1	—	715	150.00	150.00
10	—	630	172.50–182.00	177.63
10	—	377	199.00–217.50	209.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	473	211.00	211.00
20	—	523	210.00–213.00	210.87
8	—	637	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	423	186.00	186.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	175.00	175.00
1	—	950	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	426	167.50–189.00	181.52
3	—	615	135.00–155.00	146.71
4	—	655	151.00–170.00	155.86
3	—	582	157.50–173.00	165.97
11	—	477	175.00–187.50	182.92
1	—	330	187.50	187.50
5	—	380	160.00–195.00	180.11
6	—	533	162.50–172.50	167.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	135.00	135.00
2	—	433	142.50–155.00	148.57
1	—	540	142.50	142.50
1	—	660	125.00	125.00
1	—	765	110.00	110.00
1	—	615	107.50	107.50
2	—	380	130.00–165.00	147.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	592	178.50	178.50
4	—	646	155.00	155.00
4	—	358	187.00	187.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	160.00	160.00
2	—	478	122.50–162.50	143.02
3	—	365	165.00–185.00	178.52
1	—	305	180.00	180.00
1	—	515	162.50	162.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	326	227.50–255.00	243.12
10	—	621	195.00–220.00	205.31
5	—	721	170.00–185.00	173.31
4	—	681	180.00–182.50	180.61
16	—	373	227.50–250.00	240.06
7	—	566	202.50–232.50	221.42
8	—	525	210.00–237.50	223.78
13	—	429	210.00–235.00	226.05
18	—	476	217.50–235.00	226.81
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	172.50	172.50
3	—	468	177.00–195.00	182.83
3	—	445	197.50–207.50	200.83
1	—	700	182.50	182.50
3	—	368	207.50–210.00	209.16
1	—	650	172.50	172.50
2	—	830	149.00–151.00	150.01
2	—	563	177.50–180.00	178.73
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	489	213.00	213.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
79	—	587	217.50	217.50
3	—	715	177.00	177.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	690	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	429	246.00	246.00
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	62.50–72.50	67.47
1	—	455	65.00	65.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	610	162.50–169.00	166.80
1	—	810	125.00	125.00
13	—	528	200.00–227.50	214.23
1	—	720	147.50	147.50
5	—	574	190.00–217.50	202.63
3	—	676	155.00–170.00	164.94
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	120.00	120.00
1	—	525	177.50	177.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	147.50	147.50
5	—	523	180.00–195.00	187.01
1	—	805	115.00	115.00

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